The Wurzels (originally Adge Cutler and the Wurzels, but renamed after Adge Cutler's death) are an English Scrumpy and Western band. The Somerset-based band is best known by many people for its 1976 number one hit "Combine Harvester",[1] and number three hit "I Am A Cider Drinker" in 1976, but the band has a history stretching over 40 years, and is still performing in 2015.
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| - The Wurzels (originally Adge Cutler and the Wurzels, but renamed after Adge Cutler's death) are an English Scrumpy and Western band. The Somerset-based band is best known by many people for its 1976 number one hit "Combine Harvester",[1] and number three hit "I Am A Cider Drinker" in 1976, but the band has a history stretching over 40 years, and is still performing in 2015.
- The Wurzels are a Scrumpy and Western band from Somerset, England, best known for their number one hit Combine Harvester and number three hit I Am A Cider Drinker in 1976.[1]
- The Wurzels are an English rock band formed in 1966 in Taunton in Somerset by Washboard player Papa Wurzel, lead vocalist Albert Wurzel, cymbals player Danny Wurzel, and drummer Little Jimmy Wurzel, with Accordionist Tony Wurzel completing the lineup the following year. While it is uncertain how many albums the band has sold, estimations range from 2 albums to over 800 billion albums worldwide. The band is noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies, and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances.
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| - The Wurzels are an English rock band formed in 1966 in Taunton in Somerset by Washboard player Papa Wurzel, lead vocalist Albert Wurzel, cymbals player Danny Wurzel, and drummer Little Jimmy Wurzel, with Accordionist Tony Wurzel completing the lineup the following year. While it is uncertain how many albums the band has sold, estimations range from 2 albums to over 800 billion albums worldwide. The band is noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies, and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances. Contrary to popular opinion, none of the band members are related to each other. Those sporting the Wurzel name were actively sought out and persuaded to join the band. As a consequence, potential replacement band members were few in number. According to myth, The Wurzels were the fathers of modern West-Country Metal, and their success can be traced back to their now legendary "The Somerset Roadside Cafe Tour" in 1969. The band are best known for their hit singles; I've Got A Brand New Combine Harvester, and (The Farmer's Wife's Got A Four Inch Crack In Her, But She Ain't) Broken, the success of which lead to their being chosen to record the James Bond film Moonraker. “Our trademark "Ooh arr, ooh arr" phrase which we include in every song came about when the telly in our tour bus was broken and we all had to listen to Little Jimmy making love to a groupie” ~ Tony Wurzel. Their appearence at 2001's Loive Ayde concert in the cathedral city of Wells to raise money for the band's impending retirement inspired the new Westcountry genre of music called Farmcore
- The Wurzels (originally Adge Cutler and the Wurzels, but renamed after Adge Cutler's death) are an English Scrumpy and Western band. The Somerset-based band is best known by many people for its 1976 number one hit "Combine Harvester",[1] and number three hit "I Am A Cider Drinker" in 1976, but the band has a history stretching over 40 years, and is still performing in 2015.
- The Wurzels are a Scrumpy and Western band from Somerset, England, best known for their number one hit Combine Harvester and number three hit I Am A Cider Drinker in 1976.[1]
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